UK industrial production weaker than expected with 0.7% fall in March

UK industrial production was weaker than expected in March, numbers on Thursday showed, while overall growth in the first quarter of 2025 marks the first...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 08:21

UK economy beats expectations with 0.7% rise in first quarter

The UK economy grew at a faster pace than anticipated in the first quarter of 2025, while the goods and services trade deficit narrowed further...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 07:22

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes cautious approach to EU ‘reset’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading a fine line on UK-EU relations as hard-right populists make gains at a time when Brexit and immigration remain...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 06:49

Pharma stocks face volatility on US plan to reduce drug prices

As tariff fears ease elsewhere, the pharmaceutical sector now finds itself in the crosshairs thanks to an executive order trailed by president Donald Trump on...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00

Markets enjoy relief rally as China and US step back from brink of all-out trade war

Initial enthusiasm may have waned but US stocks are still comfortably above their pre-Liberation Day levels following a de-escalation in the tariff stand-off between the US...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00

UK consumer confidence falls as unemployment begins to rise

The latest survey from consultants PwC shows another fall in UK consumer sentiment and a new round of belt-tightening by households concerned over the state of...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00

Discover why automated postal machine operator InPost is one of Europe’s fastest growing companies

InPost (INPST:AMS) €15.90

Market cap: £6.67 billion

Luxembourg-based ecommerce and fulfilment services platform InPost (INPST:AMS) is one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies, yet it is...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00

Are we past the peak of uncertainty or is this just the beginning?

Bulls of the US market and technology stocks will be rubbing their hands this week after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite spiked, taking them...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00

Explaining the lump sum allowance and the money purchase annual allowance

If a person has defined benefit pension and two SIPPs, can they take a tax-free lump sum from that pension in, say, year 1, and...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00

Raft of bad news sends Mobico shares 62% lower year-to-date

National Express coach owner Mobico (MCG) has seen its shares fall 85% over the past five years as recovery remains slow since the Covid pandemic.

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Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00

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